Le Cunff or Le Cun is a Breton surname meaning "the gentle", "the affable", or "the debonnaire".
Similarly to the surnames Gourcuff and Henaff, the digraph -ff was used in Middle Breton orthography to indicate a nasalized vowel. In many modern branches of the family, this spelling has been simplified to a single "n". The root ' (or kunv) remains a common adjective in modern Breton for someone of a mild or conciliatory temperament.
Individuals with the surname include:
- Anne-Laure Le Cunff (born 1987), French neuroscientist, author, and entrepreneur.
- Kévin Le Cunff (born 1988), French para-cyclist and multiple Paralympic gold medalist.
- , French molecular biology and genetics engineer at
- (1915âÂÂ1991), French journalist and writer specializing in maritime and Breton culture.
- Yann LeCun (born 1960), born Yann Le Cun, French computer scientist and Turing Award winner.
- Armel Le Cunff, Canadian aviator and operator of Stoney Point (Le Cunff) Airport
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See also
- Gourcuff, a surname sharing the same root (gour meaning "man").